A patient who leaves without an order for discharge is considered an AMA (against medical advice).

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

True

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A patient has difficult veins, and a winged infusion set is used to collect the blood from a small vein in the patient's hand. After successfully filling all the SST tubes, the phlebotomist proceeds to fill the light blue-top tube but is unsuccessful

She changes tubes, thinking that it might be a tube with a lost vacuum, but there is still no blood flow. She inspects the entry site and notices some bruising around it that was not present before. Discuss possibilities of the unsuccessful draw, and explain how to correct them. What will be an ideal response?

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A document provided by the chemical's manufacturer that may be beneficial when dealing with a hazardous materials situation is the:

A) material safety data sheet. B) U.N. placard. C) material shipping papers. D) emergency response guidebook.

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